I agree with the principle.
I hope this approach could propagate to other specs and WGs, like Geo API etc.
It is probably too late for some other specs, though.
Thanks,
Marcin
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-----Original Message-----
From: Frederick Hirsch [mailto:frederick.hirsch@nokia.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 6:10 PM
To: ext Robin Berjon
Cc: Frederick Hirsch; Marcin Hanclik; Barstow Art (Nokia-CIC/Boston); public-webapps
Subject: Re: [WARP4U] WARP with UPnP, was: RE: [widgets] Draft Minutes for 19 November 2009 Voice Conference
+1, duplicating material is a recipe for disaster.
regards, Frederick
Frederick Hirsch
Nokia
On Dec 2, 2009, at 8:22 AM, ext Robin Berjon wrote:
> On Dec 1, 2009, at 22:22 , Marcin Hanclik wrote:
>>>> Can you please update this to just be a delta?
>> As far as I know W3C specs, delta documents are usually errata or
>> WG Notes.
>
> What we have been calling delta specification in WebApps are
> specifications that add to another. For instance, WARP adds the
> <access> element to P+C. It doesn't make some huge cut and paste of P
> +C just because it modifies. This is as much about sane editing
> practice and being able to work with a team as it is about clean
> architecture and separation of concerns.
>
> The expectation was that WARP4U would add something to WARP, perhaps
> attributes, perhaps attribute values, perhaps child elements, and
> certainly some processing. It's a delta spec. It's not considered to
> be the next version, it's a different feature set.
>
>> Therefore I would keep the document as it is.
>
> I then have to maintain the strongest objection possible to it being
> published, even as FPWD. Such copying is inappropriate, and will
> lead to no end of editorial problems. It fosters confusion and
> brings no value.
>
> --
> Robin Berjon - http://berjon.com/
>
>
>
>
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